tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post3518061195460224852..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Making The Grade For University Of MemphisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-4148482706889355752008-09-02T10:34:00.000-05:002008-09-02T10:34:00.000-05:00where are there hopeful signs that bredesen is sta...where are there hopeful signs that bredesen is starting to lean toward giving memphis its own board? <BR/><BR/>and is that really his call?<BR/><BR/>believe me, i'd love it if it were, because i have no faith in shirley raines to push for it herself. she is a UT alum and an employee of the board of regents, after all, but i was just curious as to what gave you indications that it was a little closer to happening?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279015612836956137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-15996118623651814792008-08-30T15:20:00.000-05:002008-08-30T15:20:00.000-05:00Harvey:To your first question, we would suspect th...Harvey:<BR/><BR/>To your first question, we would suspect that Mr. Cortright would say that the dimensions of a successful city are talent, connectivity, distinctiveness, and innovation.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-29889202234003153132008-08-30T15:12:00.000-05:002008-08-30T15:12:00.000-05:00Harvey:Our definition of success hinges on talent,...Harvey:<BR/><BR/>Our definition of success hinges on talent, and here, that is defined by us as capitalizing on our bulge in school age children by getting more of them to high school graduation and into college. Also, success hinges on identifying and executing a "leap frog strategy" that moves us ahead of our competitive rivals rather than the incremental approaches taken now that keep us in the same relative place.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-31929712645332394742008-08-28T08:11:00.000-05:002008-08-28T08:11:00.000-05:00Smart City:No problem with the vile comments. For ...Smart City:<BR/><BR/>No problem with the vile comments. For a second, I thought we were on another local blog, but other than that, you take the good with the bad.<BR/><BR/>Another question: Does Smart City's definition of success for Memphis include above all us being competitive in the global economy? Are there other aspects you would include in your definition or is that what you are shooting for in your hopes for our city?Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251323652168004578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-19177644094220768192008-08-27T18:47:00.000-05:002008-08-27T18:47:00.000-05:00We apologize if you read the childish, obscene com...We apologize if you read the childish, obscene comment that was posted in response to this post. More to the point, it was completely irrelevant to the post, just something that sounded like the rantings of a high school who's learn to curse.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-7719212030492371742008-08-27T18:46:00.000-05:002008-08-27T18:46:00.000-05:00Harvey:Mr. Cortright's definition of success is a ...Harvey:<BR/><BR/>Mr. Cortright's definition of success is a city that is competitive in the global economy. In other words, it about creating a workforce that is educated and a magnet for new jobs.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-17342572134380071742008-08-27T18:13:00.000-05:002008-08-27T18:13:00.000-05:00Having recently returned to UM, after about two de...Having recently returned to UM, after about two decades away, I am quite pleased with what I have found. Dr. Raines and Dr. Faudree are both significant improvements over the leadership of the past. The UM has improved significantly in any number of areas. In fact the only thing that hasn't changed is good basketball, I was here for the previous run for the championship. There are many successes there. Unfortunately, like many institutions of higher education they tend to be the sorts of things that most folks don't stand up and cheer for. However, there has been faculty involvement in the recent Mars landing, a significant contribution to the treatment of Parkinsons, and many other successes. Look where the faculty are coming from and you will see they are from the top universities in the country. Personally, I am pleased to be back at UM and look forward to seeing the institution grow and prosper making contributions to Memphis and the region.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-4749429976109864912008-08-27T18:05:00.001-05:002008-08-27T18:05:00.001-05:00Excuse me, I meant to say U of Chicago has no foot...Excuse me, I meant to say U of Chicago has no football programAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-26726443152147627972008-08-27T18:05:00.000-05:002008-08-27T18:05:00.000-05:00Excuse me, I meant to say U of Chicago has no foot...Excuse me, I meant to say U of Chicago has no football programAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-65041782623267480582008-08-27T18:03:00.000-05:002008-08-27T18:03:00.000-05:00My Goodness, you are a vile individual, Anonymous ...My Goodness, you are a vile individual, Anonymous 4:40. Besides that there is no relationship between athletic prowess and academic success. I would point to Harvard a perrenial cellar dweller and University of Chigcago with no athletic program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-14100717585566886782008-08-27T15:47:00.000-05:002008-08-27T15:47:00.000-05:00We can have our own Board of Regents. We can pour...We can have our own Board of Regents. We can pour gobs of money to the University. However, it will never be more than a mediocre University without a wholesale change in academic leadership.<BR/><BR/>Since Shirley Raines was hired, she has ceded most of her power to the entrenched bureacracy of the University. <BR/><BR/>Most people are not aware how political and how conservative and status quo oriented the academic leadership really is at the U of M. I worked there in a staff positon in which I could observe this first hand for 13 years. <BR/><BR/>When I first got there, Dr. R. Eugene Smith, VP over Business and Finance was the kingpin with strong political connections to the Farris family and others. When he left, Ralph Faudree took over as provost and quickly consolidated his power, taking over not just the academic depts but many support functions as well to the point where he is internally untouchable.<BR/><BR/>Faudree is a great mathematician but a mediocre administrator, keeping to antiquated academic traditions and an inability to think out of the box. The only innovations that have come have been from corporate interests outside such as the Fedex Center.<BR/><BR/>In athletics, things started to bloom when the key players turned over. the AD hired better coaches from outside and we have become nationally known in basketball and regionally in football. The same needs to be done in adademics to make our University a truly great urban institution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-22444843870135296132008-08-26T14:50:00.000-05:002008-08-26T14:50:00.000-05:00What is Mr. Cortwright's definition of success?What is Mr. Cortwright's definition of success?Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251323652168004578noreply@blogger.com